The need for safe housing due to domestic abuse

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Many people are quick to judge when there are many homeless people living on their city streets yet, many people are facing these difficult times in order to escape a dangerous and violent home. About 80% of women and children facing homeless have experienced domestic violence in their lifetime. And 38% of all people who have experienced domestic violence also experience homelessness at one point in their lives. In 2006 44% of cities surveyed that domestic abuse was the leading cause of homelessness in their cities. Another study shows that ¼ of every homeless woman is facing homelessness because of violence. Although anyone can experience domestic abuse most of these people who are experiencing it are women. Due to a lack of safe housing, many women are forced to stay in homes where they are physically abused. Many abusers use tactics to isolate their victims from support networks like family and friends, forcing them to rely on their abuser. Women whose income is at a lower wage experience domestic violence at a higher rate than women with higher incomes. Although any woman can experience domestic abuse, poorer women experience it at a higher rate. 


Many landlords have a zero-violence policy which means they will evict tenants when violence is occurring inside the space. Due to these policies, both the victims and the abusers are evicted from their homes, putting the people experiencing domestic violence in a more vulnerable position. Landlords typically find out about violence because the victim seeks out help from the police and once they’re notified about what is taking place they often evict the tenants. 


What can be done: 

Some things that have been done in order to help victims of domestic abuse is to help pass laws in which women and children cannot be discriminated against when it comes to public housing. 

Pass laws that prohibit victims of domestic violence to get affordable or public housing. 

There needs to be more safe housing for people who are afraid of their homes where they experience domestic violence. 



Resources: 

https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/dvhomelessness032106.pdf


https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ofvps/fact-sheet/domestic-violence-and-homelessness-statistics-2016


https://nnedv.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Library_TH_2018_DV_Housing_Homelessness.pdf


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